Razorbacks in top 10 home on Friday

BY ANDRES FOCIL

FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas’ gymnastics team has losses on the road to top 10-ranked teams in each of the last two weeks, but the Razorbacks have maintained their national top 10 ranking.

Arkansas is No. 10 in the country after opening the pre-season at No. 8 and moving up to No. 7 for two weeks. Arkansas opened the year with a victory over No. 20 Arizona, and the Wildcats are still No. 20. UA’s losses were at Florida, which is now No. 4 in the nation, and at Alabama, which is the new No. 1-ranked team in the country.

In the event rankings, Arkansas is No. 22 on vault, tied for No. 6 on bars, No. 5 on beam and No. 10 on floor.

In the NCAA South Central Region rankings, the Razorbacks are No. 3 behind Oklahoma and Nebraska. In the individual events, Arkansas is No. 6 on vault, tied for No. 2 on bars, No. 2 on beam and No. 3 on floor.

Individually, sophomore Jaime Pisani is No. 9 in the nation in the all-around while senior Casey Jo Magee is tied for No. 13. Senior Sarah Nagashima is tied for No. 15 on beam, Pisani is No. 17 on floor and Magee is tied for No. 24 on bars.